Once in a while I like to peruse the wholesale auctions on eBay. (OK, I like to do it pretty often.) If you’re looking to buy something, it’s usually cheaper per unit to buy a few (or a lot) all at once. You don’t even need to search in the “Wholesale Lots” categories — just … Read more
When you start seeing a lot of books on how to make money in *insert moneymaking venue here*. Two great examples are just about anything having to do with flipping real estate and starting up an eBay business. These were very profitable ways to make money not too long ago. Heck, eBay is barely 10 … Read more
More comments on my post Missed Fortune 101 — Horrible Advice! Please chime in here or there with your comments! I’m the first to admit that I don’t like any debt that isn’t making me a lot more money than it’s costing me. However, I don’t buy into the argument that I’m “running from debt … Read more
Scott Burns wrote for the Star Tribune a few weeks ago, asking: Is insurance the answer to pension-taxes dilemma? This idea, described in detail in Douglas Andrew’s Missed Fortune 101, “doesn’t survive testing in the Reality Lab,” according to Burns. Burns actually runs some numbers. Among other things, he cites: the high commissions charged for … Read more
We bought a used riding lawn mower at an auction shortly after we got married (Spring 2002). A Yard Man with a 46″ cutting deck, hydrostatic drive, and a 20-HP Kohler engine. We paid $800, which was about a third of a comparable new one. Once we got the thing running pretty regularly, it’s been … Read more
Frugal for Life had this post today on Being Poor from Scalzi.com’s “Whatever” blog. This post has taken a life of its own over the past few days. So much so, that comments were capped on the original post and started up again in a fresh post here. Hundreds of comments were posted in response … Read more
Did you get a raise? Congratulations! I’d like to call your attention to a trick you can use to boost your savings if you are fortunate enough to get a bonus or a raise. Save Money Games has several posts about different games (tricks, really) that you can use to save up money. Living a … Read more
Coffee is a food group for me. (Yeah! That’s it! It’s a food group, not an addiction! ;)) I have a few “discount mugs” that mostly have “paid for themselves” in that the discounts on the refills have paid for the mugs. However, the coffee is still a lot more expensive than if you brew … Read more